Trace-loop.



G. L. GRIGSBY.

TRACE LOOP.

APPLICATION men Y13,1916.

1318980. Patented Man6,1917.

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BEST AVAlLABLE GEORGE L. GRIGSBY, 0F WAITSBURG. WASHINGTON.

TBA CE-LOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

(Patented-Mar. 6, 1917.

Application filed m 13, 1916. Serial No. 97,360.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, (ieouon L. Gnmsnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at W'aitsburg, in the county of \Valla lValla and State of \Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace- Loops, of which the following is a. specification. i

This invention relates to trace loops and more particularly to an improvement in the loops which are employed to fasten the hip straps to the breeching and shoulder straps of a harness to the trace.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a loop adapted to be fastened to the trace or to the brecching which will be brovided with means for preventing the end of the hip strap or slmulder strap from wearing or injuring the leather of which the bieeching or trace is constructed.

A further object of this invention .is the provision of a loop which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of-this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereofl'reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which, I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fragment of a trace showing the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a we erlieal section on the line 2 Fig. flis a vertical section on the line 83 of Fig. 1.

It is well known, 1n the art of harness making, that the loops at the ends of the saddle strap, and belly-band which are attached tothe traces, constantly strike against the edge of the traces thereby causing the leather to become worn so that the traces are weakened, making repairs necessary. it is my intention to obviate this defect by protecting the edge of the trace from contacting with the ends of the loops on the saddle strap, belly-baml and shoulder strap.

The forward end of the trace is provided with a double loop, designated in its entirety by the numeral 1 andthe main or body portion of the loop consists of'a central plate 2 which has extending outwardly from its opposite ends the arms 3 connected to theme A.

gether at their terminals by the rod Loosely mounted upon the rod 1 is a sleeve 5 which is free to rotate upon the rod. A plurality of apertures 6 are formed in the plate 2 and. have rivets 7 extended through the same for fastening the plate to the trace A. T he arms 3 are connected together by connecting brace arm 8 which is secured to the. arms 3 at its ends in a position whereby it will be disposed at the upper edge of the As shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, the brace arm 8 has integrally formed therewith the laterally extending flange 9 which extends across the upper edge of the trace A. The upwardly extending arms 3 are slightly rearwa'rdly curved for disposing the sleeve directly above the center of the flange 9 whereby the loop B tormedin the end of the saddle strap will contact in its downward movement with the flange 9 and protect the edge of the trace A.

Depending from the lower edge of the plate 2 is a pair of arms 3 which are similar in construction to the arms 3 and supporting the rod 4 upon which the sleeve 5' is mounted. A brace arm 10 connects the arms 3' and is disposed at the lower edge of the trace A and has its lower edge extending slightly below the edge of the trace A. The sleevefi receives the loop C formed in the ends of the belly-band of the harness and the brace 10, by virtue of its extended edge, prevents the loop (i from striking the lower edge of the trace A.

h Iountedupon a portion of the trace A is the shoulder strap receiving loop, designated in its entirety by the numeral ll, which consists of the plate 12 fastened to'the trace by therivets l3. 'Extending upwardly from the plate 12 are the two arms 14 having their terminals joined together by the rod which carries the sleeve 16 adapted to i eeive'the loop D formed at the end of and shoulder strap. The upper edge of the plate 12 terminates at the edge of the trace A aridhas integrally formed therewith the laterally extcnding flange 17 which extends from the upper edge of the trace for preventing the loop D from striking the edge of the trace.

in reduel i n to. practice l have found tha" the form of my invention illustrated in the as the preferred embodiment. is" 

